The Kano State government has allocated N2.5 billion for quarterly mass weddings across the state’s 44 local government areas in 2025.
This was revealed by the State’s Commissioner for Planning and Budget, Musa Shanono, during a briefing on the breakdown of the 2025 budget, which was passed into law by the State House of Assembly on Friday, January 31.
Shanono stated that the government plans to spend N91.32 billion in the governance and service delivery sector, which includes the mass weddings initiative.
He emphasized that the initiative aims to promote responsibility, transparency, and the defense of human rights, as well as foster a fair society for sustainable growth and improved living standards for citizens.
The budget also includes N1 billion for Ramadan feeding, N955 million for manpower statistics, general household surveys, and out-of-school children statistics, and N1.049 billion for the purchase of printing machines, rehabilitation of water systems, and procurement of library equipment for the Government Printing Press.
Additionally, N267.6 million is earmarked for infrastructure, production and printing of the Islamic calendar, and supporting Islamic Da’wah programs, including welfare packages for new converts to Islam.
Other allocations include N589 million for security research, street begging interventions, and special empowerment activities, while N200 million is designated for office furniture procurement, maintenance of the Accountant-General’s office, and the development of Public Financial Management (PFM) software.
Shanono also noted that the total size of the 2025 budget is N719.76 billion, marking an increase of N170.6 billion (31%) compared to the N549.16 billion initially submitted by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to the State House of Assembly.
The budget includes N262.67 billion for recurrent expenditure and N457.08 billion for capital expenditure, reflecting a 65% increase from the 2024 budget.
